/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

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first for X220T

suprememe business machine

First for T400 is the best thinkpad ever made.

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First for lewds.

>>55739037
Please let me know how it's better than a normal 220 with an IPS display. If you're someone that likes to draw all the time then you'll get a way better board to do that on.

I have both, wen't back to the 220 as soon as I put an IPS in.

>>55739091

>>55739111
Is it really worth replacing the screen for an IPS display on the X220?

>>55739199
Of course not.

People love shitty washed out colors and terrible viewing angles.

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>>55739185
Fug.

Also anyone know anything about fixing shit like this?

>>55739227
I'm not sure if I should invest the money I have in an IPS display or an SSD

>>55739199
Yeah, it really is, they're not expensive and it takes a couple of minutes to do..

>>55739265
Do both, you can always reuse the SSD, it won't go bad anytime soon

>>55739403
>they're not expensive

How much did you pay for yours?
I can only find IPS screens for around 70 yuroshekels where I live.

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>>55739111
yeah but can you twist your screen tho

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>>55739428
That's what I paid, are you poor or something?

>>55739479
I obviously can on my 220t, but why would anyone want that flimsy hinge? I mean, the tablet is nice, but I just can't recommend it over the regular one.

Also, go full faggot mode, pic related. I'd like to see worse

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>>55740047
>why would anyone want that flimsy hinge
what

this x220t was dropped down 5 flights of stairs

it works perfectly fine

I don't know where you got the idea in your head that the hinge was fragile from, the X220T is a thinkpad and like any thinkpad it can take some damage

Lads, gonna get a T430s. Is the keyboard swap worth doing? The layout is obviously inferior, but it's the key feel I care about. Do the xx30 keyboards feels inferior?

I think my X201 might need the thermal paste replaced but I'm not sure...I've never replaced it before but I also hadn't used a laptop 100% before a few years ago. Before that, desktops only and no thermal paste after the initial application.

So the X201 is about 5-6 years old, Core i5 M560 2.67GHz. I've had it for about two years, running Arch + XFCE with really no problems other than overheating. When I have a normal set of applications running it's fine, like up to 15 Firefox tabs + Chrome occasionally + Spotify + Atom + a few terminals.

If I add any kind of video to that mix, it doesn't matter if flash/html5/mkv in VLC, it will jack the temp up to 85 and if I try to do too many things at once the fucker will shut down. Video makes it hit 75-80C, and then I have to be really careful about what else I'm doing. Encoding mp3s from WAV or FLAC any longer than 80 minutes is impossible. If I try to do two albums back to back, it will shut down at 95C. Is there anything I can do before trying new thermal paste?

current score is paste 1, no paste 0

>>55740116
Sure it can take some damage, but it won't be as sturdy as two regular ones, right? And good luck finding replacement rubber stop thingies when they fall out. I'm not saying that it isn't a nice laptop, just that the regular one is nicer, if you ask me.

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>>55740153
>good luck finding replacement rubber stop thingies when they fall out
they come with the palmrest which costs $16 new on ebay

thinkpad x220t best thinkpad ever made by far imo

If I buy a Thinkpad with a worn trackpad, how do I go about fixing it up? Do I have to buy a whole new trackpad assembly or can I replace the surface somehow?

>>55740168
Still, they shouldn't fall out in the first place. But yeah, glad you like it. I mainly use my 220 at work, should set up my tablet version as a secondary pc at home, it's sad to see it collecting dust

>>55740183
Buy a goddamn sticker to cover it up. Sometimes it's even the sticker itself that is worn out

You shouldn't even be bothering to use it in the first place

>>55740168
w520 takes the cake by far

>>55740254
Fuck off retard

>>55740260
>only has one screen
Apply yourself next time.

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What games are you playing on your thinkpad? Ds3 here on Debian streaming from my desktop

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>>55740183
I think it depends which thinkpad you have
some thinkpads have the trackpad assembly attached to the keyboard, others have it standalone. there are some where the surface is separate from the trackpoint buttons

for all thinkpads, though, you can definitely replace it for quite cheap though - just look around a little and you will find the part you need, even the keyboard only costs like $30 normally, the trackpad assembly will be much cheaper
for the X220 it'll run you like $5 to $10, pic related

but on most old thinkpads, like the x220 or x220t, the trackpad isn't nearly as nice as the trackpoint, you will probably get used to using the trackpoint after you buy it
(newer thinkpads have fucked the trackpoint and made it super stiff so yeah it depends which model you have)

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>>55739038
T400's are pretty good.

>>55739091
Dat enter key, I have come across a few IBM typewriters, they are neat but always in bad condition.

>>55740317
I only play league, works on my T430s on Mint.

>>55740183
Stickers are good. Here's a T520. Trackpoint buttons from a bad X230 keyboard.

>>55738997
Which model of the ThinkPad T Series can put a EGPU? Just want to sell my laptop for a ThinkPad

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>>55738423
I found an already modified BIOS online, compared it to an original bios image for differences in IDA, and applied them to a newer BIOS version. To change the image, I just looked at the way it injects the BMP normally, found the offset it puts it at when flashing, and manually stuck it in. I think it's not exactly how they inject it, though, as you can still see the intel logo on my boot image... Then just flash the modified backup to my device and that's it.

>>55740483
what's your preferred thinkpad? t520?

>>55740551
Have a link the modified BIOS?

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>>55740551

Absolute cancer reddit-tier memeshit. Luckily for you and others around you, you probably don't leave your house to assault people's visual space with this shit. I bet pic related is you.

>>55740551
>>55740614
>>55740640
how about downloading a bios from lenovo site, extracting that shit and read readme.txt or bios.txt or logo.txt? it is one of them and rest is written there

/tpg/,

I've recently gotten a T530. It's been a great machine so far, and I'm absolutely ecstatic with it. I have ordered an hdd caddy to replace the disk drive. Any other modifications I can do to it? I use it mostly in the docking station, but I plan on toting it to class in the fall.

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>>55740614
I just Googled for one, and found one right off the bat that worked fine. The patches made are pretty obvious to see in a dissasembler if you feel like porting stuff ahead.

>>55740640
I wish I was that cool.

>>55740725
The one on their site has hardware whitelisting enabled. My original goal was to disable that, and the image thing was just a finishing touch.

>>55740528
There's more or less three methods currently.

>Advanced Dock - easy, elegant setup but old and highly restricted in size and power
T60, T61, T400
>Expresscard - more DIY, but the only restriction on card size and power is the limited bandwidth of just one PCI-E lane
T410/T510, T420/T520, T430/T530
>Thunderbolt 3 - latest greatest meme port, closer to full desktop speeds than the others
Thinkpad 13, maybe? I don't know much about new Thinkpads. Someone else here probably does.

>>55738997
Dies every x220 have the simcard slot? Can't see where to place it

>>55740917
do you have the proper network card? I think it is just above where the battery is supposed to be.

>>55740142
If you have never used the old one, the 430s keyboard will feel great. The only thing left for me to do on mine is the FHD upgrade

>>55741067
I hide a microSD there, kek.

>>55740760
>The one on their site has hardware whitelisting enabled. My original goal was to disable that, and the image thing was just a finishing touch.
don't be a fag and read it, utility there is supposed to be able to only swap picture without touching actual bios, not to mention, how about create backup with your modded bios and flash it back with picture? where there is will, there is a way

>>55740917
slot is allways behind battery, wether you can use it however is question of having said modem card

>>55741126
Ah, I guess you're right... I could have easily done so like that. Oh well, I've already finished messing with it so I'll just leave it be.

>>55740483
Le cuck

Should I install the Simplix update pack containing all useful Windows 7 updates after doing a clean install? Or are they not really that useful?

Yay. I have a G40 on the way now.

No idea why i bought it, i already have 2 thinkpads.

>>55741794
that is a very old thinkpad

Windows 7 Ultimate or Professional to install on my X220

Came installed with Windows 10 but fuck that

>>55741896
Yeah, it has a 16gb hard drive and windows XP. I'll learn the rest of the specs when i get it. For $30 i dont care if its the lowest spec model.

>>55741925
professional so you dont look like a pleb who torrents shit.

>>55741963
But I am a pleb who torrents shit, though I did not torrent the Ultimate and Professional ISO files :^)

Any differences between the two performance-wise?

>>55741984
Ultimate is just a consumer packaged version of Enterprise.

http://winsupersite.com/windows-7/windows-7-product-editions-comparison

>>55741925
I'm using Enterprise because it has Ultimate's features and can be activated with MS Toolkit, which also activates MS Office.

I just bought an X220T and it came with Windows 7 Pro

apparently the Japanese handwriting recognition language pack isn't available on pro, but only on ultimate

is there any way to upgrade to windows 7 ultimate? I am guessing the software on here would not work if I changed to win10 (and I would rather not upgrade to 10), and the software I need will obviously not work on linux

How do the bottom click buttons on the X220 feel compared to the T420?

>>55742104
get a key and use the anytime upgrade tool.

>>55742104
Nope, format and reinstall.

>>55742104
Get a clean unedited W7U ISO off some torrent site (use checksums to confirm, Google the original W7U.iso checksum), clean install, crack with Daz Loader (RemoveWAT isn't recommended these days).

>>55742132
Don't torrent shit
Just download it off Microsoft's website

>>55742147
You can't get W7 ISOs from Microsoft's website/Download tool anymore AFAIK, just Win10.

I'd recommend Win10 anyway because they're all botnets so you might as well have the newest botnet, but talking sense into memepad autists is generally futile.

>>55742172
http://www.techfleece.com/2015/12/23/download-official-isos-of-windows-7-windows-8-1-or-windows-10-legally-and-for-free/

This allows you to download any version of Windows off Microsoft's website

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hey guys, i need to replace the hinge on my t420. On ebay there are two options (pic related).

(1) is the original hinge design and (2) is a different design that looks more sturdy, but i'm not sure if it's compatible.

any ideas? should i just get the original design or try (2)?

I got mold spots on the rubber coat of the top lid on my T60 that was in storage. Is there a way to clean it?

How is the x130e? Worth $120?

>>55742250
Mix vinegar/water or alcohol/water in equal proportions, just whatever you have handy.

Is the X131E worth it? They go for much less on eBay, wondering if its worth saving 50 shekels over.

>>55742339
The E-300 is awful you can get a T420 for just a little bit more on ebay and have a much better machine

120 is way too much for a computer that sold for ~$500 5 years ago

Anyone here used an X220 with the IPS panel? Just wondering if it looks really washed out, because it only has 67% sRGB coverage.

>>55742204
does it matter if the metal LCD brace part is snapped?

i am definitely replacing the lid, because the part the hinge screws into is detached, however i'm unsure about the hinge itself

>>55742504
Also it'd mainly be used for uni and funposting, the CPU is only clocked at 1.65Ghz, so I can't imagine it being incredibly useful past light browsing and note taking.

>>55742505
I barely looked at listings but this would shit all over the x130e

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-Thinkpad-T420-laptop-Intel-i5-2520M-2-5GHz-4GB-Win-7-COA-no-HD-/122040926397

Im sure you can find a more complete machine if you just keep an eye out

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Good deal?

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Does anybody have a calibrated T420 screen profile?

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How does the T420s stack up to the T420? Is there a reason their a fair bit cheaper?

Also,
>is pic related a good deal?

>>55742603
Some people say the s is for slim but its actually for soldered

>>55742526

which thinkpad is this?

>>55742603
>soldered CPU
>inferior cooling

On the plus side, the S model is better for upgrading to a 1080p IPS T440 panel via the chink LVDS<->eDP adaptor as it doesn't suffer the interference issues of the non-S model.

>>55742526
nice

>>55742526
Which thinkcat is this? Looks like possibly an older model, but a good color match.

Hey /g/
I need your help this time
I am looking to buy a new laptop, I have 3 conditions:
>> Less than 3lb (1.5kg)
>> Minimum of 16Gb or RAM
>> Less than 2k USD
What do you propose ?
I was hesitating between the
Lenovo Yoga 900
http://shop.lenovo.com/ca/en/laptops/yoga/900-series/yoga-900-13/
and the
HP Spectre x360
http://store.hp.com/us/en/mdp/Laptops/spectre-x360-211501--1
Do you guys have any other idea ?
I am probably goan go with the Lenovo

By the way, I am not a gamer so I dont need fancy GPU
But I use lots of virtual machiens so I need the ram.

>>55742650
what are the interference issues?

how do i get my screen brightness to match up between plugged-in and unplugged? It bugs the shit out of me when i have it really dim but then it gets unplugged and blinds me

>>55743000
Power supply causes interference with the display cable on the T420 model. They're working on getting it fixed but for now the T420S/T430S is the way to go if you want that upgrade.

>>55742647
x250
>>55742815
Not even 3 years old! It's fine for a ThinkCat.
>>55742675
Ty, buddy.

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ThinkKing coming through

>>55743175
You have a fetish. My kind of fetish, too!

>>55743114
My mistake. I guess classical thinkcat styling never gets old.

My x260 should be delivered today, ordered last sunday I will try to review it as it's my first thinkpad

What do you guys think of 3rd Party batterys? I bought a hopfully true New 9cell for my x220 for 21€

>>55743458
Chinkshit that may unexpectedly die or wear early and usually made from b-grade or used cells. You can probably extend its useful life (like any battery) if you make religious use of 40/80(ish) charging thresholds through your OS.

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>>55743249
>getting a chinkpad as your first

>>55743505
Bought it from a eBay Weller with 99,4 positive reviews

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>>55743175
My docked t420 setup > your docked t420 setup regardless of specs. It has a x61t for listing to vaporwave on too!

I just have a shitty camera and a dark room.

>>55743547
That's good, you got what you paid for and probably quickly and at a good price.

However...

Who leaves feedback months after purchase? I'm just saying that the collective wisdom is that chinkshit batteries aren't as good in the long run.

>>55743707
You are propably right, im happy that you said months, its only tempoary, later i will purchase an originally batterys but atm i cant afford more and need an upgrade right now so hope i didnt fucked up

>>55743175
>tape on the camera
Are you some kind of pedo

>>55743813
There's nothing wrong with chinkshit batteries so long as people know what they're getting. I have bought a couple for older model thinkpads.

And hey, if you are not in a mission-critical situation where you have to count on your battery, in some cases you can buy several before you approach the cost of a single genuine battery.

>>55743882
he is also blocking the thinklight.

If you are going to tape your camera, do it right, with a small piece of electrical tape ffs.

>>55743175
>windows
Fuck off

>>55743974
>>55743935
Works out well

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>>55743974
>posting your name on 4chan

>>55743904
Still habe the old one but it lasts only 2-3 hours. Bought the thinkpad used, there's probably a chinkshit batterys inside already :/

>>55740785
i7 T430s has Thunderbolt too

>>55742562
The only good deal on these things for me is finding them in my neighbors trash.

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>>55743994
>>55743984

whoops but seriously who can beat this?

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>>55743994
River?

>>55742196
someone has to put this in the next thead.

>>55744016
And fuck CM mod 13 keyboard which only supports 1 language

>>55744037
Here's a better one.
http://mirror.corenoc.de/digitalrivercontent.net/

>>55744027
Few, Mr. Walker. We generally buy budget chinkpads here.

>>55744028
How do you feel about having John Connor as a brother-in-law?

>>55742595
If you NEED a calibrated profile, you should consider buying or renting an i1 Display Pro(i1D3) and profile your screen yourself. it's the best thing you can do to correct the huge blue shift of the screen and it's pretty easy to do.
I could send you my T430 profile but it's too outdated(August 2014 and I can't recalibrate since my i1D2 has drifted and it's not giving accurate measurements anymore, i'm saving money for a i1D3 now)

I've always wondered...

What the heck are those two left and right buttons above the touchpad on every Thinkpad?

>>55744084

trackpoint buttons

>>55744084
Right-left mouse buttons for the vaginal mouse

>>55743532
at least he/she(¿?) gets a year of warranty (or more)

>>55742204
ok which one of you fuckers bought that hinge

>>55744120
>i lost an ebay auction after posting about it on /g/ so it was obviously /g/ who bought it.

>>55744047
it only has a few languages(only the most important ones are listed) and it lacks Windows 8

>>55744129
>wasn't an auction

>>55743670
How did you connect 2 monitors + build in screen to an Intel graphic 3000? I thought it supports only 2 displays

>>55744120
I did :^)

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>>55744142
I didnt, thats a X61t. The t420 is in the right corner in the dock.

I kind of want to get a eGPU just to have 3 screens.

>>55744142
One of the monitors is resting on the laptop

>>55743670
Neat keyboard. What is it called?

>>55742196
Lacks the Enterprise versions.

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>>55744164
That is one of these. It works just fine because the little box under the 2nd one is the same height so i dont want to buy a vesa stand and make it look nice.

>>55744174
IBM RT3200

has anybody dissassembled their ultrabase? I am curious how it looks inside. Is it hard/possible to put it back together?

Got an official T420 9 cell battery off the Singapore lenovo site for only 60 USD, if you can find a way to reroute the shipping it'd probably still be below US lenovo shop pricing

>>55744214
look in the archives. I saw where some anon took it apart and did some soldering to install some shit into it

>>55744234
You could charge Anons and do it.

>>55744282
I'm too paranoid to allow my address being used that way, it would probably be better for a few people to ship a large quantity at one go

Are the trackpoint buttons removable from the T420 keyboard?

The middle button needs to be pressed way too hard to register the input and i'd rather fix it than buy a new keyboard.

>>55743175
You are blocking the ThinkLight, sempai.

No idea, but for the price of an individual key you''d be better off getting a replacement keyboard and keeping the other as a spare

>>55744281
how deep are we talking about? week? month? year?

My T420 with an i5 2540 is idling at 70°C in a 20°C room, should I be concerned?

>>55744812
Time to repaste and dust

>>55743175
How'd you get the touchpad so shiny?

>>55744819
Remove the sticker.

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>>55744812
yes

>>55744813
Thought so. I've never done it myself before and I'm not willing to fork out for someone else to do it for me yet. Would removing the HDD help reduce temps? I boot off an msata ssd

>>55744819
There's a texture sticker on it. I recommend you remove it, it's more comfortable and doesn't numb your finger anymore.

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Are the Thinkpad Yogas worth it?

I've got a chance to get a new latitude e5550 with discrete graphics card for cheap, 200 usd pricier than the used e7440 I was planning to get. Is it worth it? Should I be concerned about cooling issues?

>>55744853
Just look up the hardware maintenance manual and follow it.

>>55744939
*20 usd cheaper

>>55744956
shit no, it was 200 usd cheaper

>>55744921
Convertibles without the rotational hinge suck, so no

>>55742118
Mine feel like they've never been used

>>55743083
Wait but I thought the connector sold at 51nb forums solved the IPS display flickering problem on the T420.

Forgive me for using reddit but here's an example of a successful T420 mod: https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/3hjlbu/so_i_did_the_t420_fhd_ips_mod_and_its_glorious/

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How to make modem on X200 work under recent Debian? Linuxant doesn't compile under 3.X kernel.
pic unrelated

What's up with the 7, 8 and 9 on thinkpad keyboards?
Why do they have the numbers printed on them twice?

>>55745560
It's for numlock

>>55745554
install gentoo
and use an old LTS kernel

>>55745567
or, perhaps it works with BSD.

>>55745560
Hit Fn-ScrLk to enable numlock, and use the 7-0, u-p, j-;, and m-/ rows as a numpad. I personally don't use it. It's too skewed to use efficiently.

>>55745565
>>55745579
thanks
I only just now noticed the small numbers on the other keys too now

Is it normal that I can hear coil whine if I put my ear close to my x230? Is it something I should be concerned about?

So my T420 leaks memory like crazy, and I've narrowed it down to Windows updates. Whenever I try to do any sort of update, it sits there for several hours, and never actually does anything. How do I fix this? (fresh install of Windows 7)

>>55745767
Install Debian, Windows should only be used for gayming, which the T420 is not capable of.

>>55745767
Stop wauserv from starting up in msconfig

>>55745767
WSUS Offline Update.

>>55745767
install linux

T430
i7-3520M
6GB RAM
500GB HDD
NVS 5400M 1GB
Overall good condition, no shiny keys, slightly worn touchpad.

260€ delivered.

Is this good?

>>55745978
>i7
those are house fire tier

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>buy an X220 specifically for shitposting and playing Hi10p 1080p cartoons
>it can't even play 1080p cartoons smoothly

Fuck you, whoever said it could handle Hi10p 1080p with ease.

>>55746008
Dual core i5 and i7 have the same 35 W TDP

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>secretly hoping your current keyboard dies so you have an excuse to buy pic related or similar

>>55746323
no one's ever said that it could
it can barely handle 720p and that's with the i7

>>55746323
u sure u didn't fucked up something? what are ou trying to play (link)?
>>55746449
wat?

>>55746449
Fuck, $140 down the shitter.

>>55746472
Quite sure.
I literally just finished reinstalling Windows 7 and all necessary drivers.

>>55746430
Cmon man, just treat yourself, you don't need an excuse to buy such a cool piece of tech.

>>55746499
link me, wanna try myself... I still think you fucked up somewhere

>>55746551
https://bakabt.me/torrent/174479/sakurasou-no-pet-na-kanojo-the-pet-girl-of-sakurasou-bd-1080p-coalgirls

Tried playing episode 1 and [Coalgirls]_Sakurasou_no_Pet_na_Kanojo_NCED_(1920x1080_Blu-Ray_FLAC)_[F3253A4B].mkv

>>55746323
My i5 2520m T420 plays 1080p bdrips just fine with mpc-hc and madVR.

>>55746590
Shit, really?
Could it be the sluggish HDD in my machine that slows everything down?

>>55746587
shit is fluent here, and after initial lag even 2X speed was fluent, I have SSD tho

>>55746430
>that piece of shit

You can do much better.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-IBM-UltraNav-USB-Keyboard-Integrated-Pointing-Device-46W6712-NEW-/231949297492

>>55746732
Interesting.
So could it really be because I'm not using an SSD?

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>>55746662
It runs hot though and my storage drive is a 5400 rpm HDD.

>>55746766
Mine doesn't run hot.
It just stutters and audio and video get unsynced.

>>55746763
well if you havve windows on 5,4k rpm hdd it could be, bear in mind I am using mSATA ssd which is supposed to be slower, but for os you don't need continous speeds, just lots of iops

>>55746587
>Coalgirls

>>55746323
>>55746587
>>55746763
I got the first episode and it seems to run just fine for me on X230 with VA-API acceleration disabled. I have an mSATA SSD though.

Not too high CPU utilization either.

>>55746766
Did you Clean and repaste your heatsinks?

>>55746979
Yeah, these are my idle temps >>55744852

In that picture is at ~75c because of smooth motion on madVR, if i turn that off it maxes at ~60c but it's not a big deal.

I'm replacing the cpu for a quad core in a couple of days though, I'll experience some real housefires by then and it'll be glorious.

>>55739111
x220t fag with Win10 and Loonix running. I do a lot of vector design, with some outdated software, but the drawing is pretty great, also, great for handwriting. I figured out a trick where I first touch the screen with the stylus, then lay my hand on the screen and afterwards I can draw without any issues.

>>55746008
I've heard this before, but my T61 runs at ~90ºC all the time and works.

>>55746323
>*20
sorry that igpu is crap

>>55743175
>>55743670

>tfw I want to do a docking + eGPU setup only to be cool but I already have a desktop pc

>>55747306
>tfw i sold my desktop but kept the monitors because it started to gather dust after getting a memepad + dock
No regrets.

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>>55746732
Ok, I benchmarked some animu Hi10p test video

time mpv --untimed --no-audio --framedrop=no --frames=600 --fs temp/\[1080p\]\[16_REF_L5.1\]\[mp3_2.0\]Suzumiya\ Haruhi\ no\ Shoushitsu\ BD\ OP.mkv
19.68s user 0.52s system 187% cpu 10.751 total

that translates to 55fps. That's about the same result you got, 2x headroom for 24fps cartoons, but as it's all software decoding it makes it in my book far from comfy-tier. H.264 videos on the other hand are smooth as fuck as VAAPI eats those with nice low watt usage (powertop says only 4W above idle for 1080p60 and 2W for 1080p anime, compared to over 10W it was consuming when decode that Hi10p file)

>>55747274
It's fine for what it is, especially in this usecase (under $200 anime & shitposting machine), hw HEVC support is quite new thing and only Broadwells and newer have that

>>55747503
So is it possible to have smooth playback for 1080p animu or not on a T420/X220

If so I think I'll pick one up for comfy bed watching

>>55747737
At least two anons posted proof that is possible a couple of posts above.

>>55747737
Yes, as long as the video is using H264. Those Hi10P snake oils can be watched as well, but it means more power usage (higher temps, more fan noise, shorter battery time) pushing them out of the comfy zone, not that it matters that much as the display itself is only 1366x768 and can't even do that good sRBG

>>55747762
But what about that other anon saying it's not smooth at all >>55746499

Any recommended players or maybe an mpv config?

>>55747831
I know the screens are shit but I'd hook it up to my TV

>>55747869
He done fucked up somewhere. Even a 5400rpm harddrive doesn't explain it not playing it smoothly as those things can deliver data fast enough

>>55747869
>Any recommended players or maybe an mpv config?
Here's an anon with mpv >>55747503 and here's another anon with mpchc + madvr on a shitty hdd >>55746766

Dunno about what the other anon did to fuck it up.

My t400 won't power on. The hard drive makes a sound and battery and HDD lights light up, but then I hear a small pop from around the area of the lights and the power goes out. Then the power button won't respond anymore.

I have to reseat the battery so it can try to power up again.

>>55747921
I'm still here.
I don't think I fucked up anywhere since I just did a clean install.

Oh well, guess I can't complain for only $140.
I used a shitty 10" netbook before this X220 which had a hard time playing 360p videos on YouTube.

I'll just stick to Hi10p 720p

>>55747982
Could it be down to powersaving settings or something like that?

>>55748115
Nah, I'm plugged in all the time since the battery is shit so I have everything on max.
Maybe I'll open up this thing and clean everything out. Doubt it would help but meh.

I'm not just experiencing sluggish Hi10p playback, but hiccups in general. Opening this thread for example takes like 5-7 seconds, which I don't think is normal. Or is it?

>>55747982
>>55746323
>hi10p
Anything 10bit will use(eat) your CPU for decoding because there's no GPU capable of 10-bit AVC decoding.

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Fucked up while changing the thermal paste but not sure where I fucked up at when I took apart whole laptop.

>>55744852
>36°C
What's your ambient temperature? Because I can't get less than 39°C in a 3320M even when the ambient where I use the laptop is below 15C

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>>55748237

>>55748237
plug in your hdd

>>55748242
>What's your ambient temperature?
I don't even know.

>>55744604
It was a while back. I'm going to say it was between 2 and 6 months ago.

>>55746761
>similar
[sim-uh-ler]
adjective
1.
having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way:
two similar houses.
2.
Geometry. (of figures) having the same shape; having corresponding sides proportional and corresponding angles equal:
similar triangles.
3.
Mathematics. (of two square matrices) related by means of a similarity transformation.

Anybody with OSX on T420? Installed it yesterday and it's pretty comfy, had to flash modded bios to get Atheros WiFi card whitelisted, but otherwise very easy to install.

>>55748280
It's already in and was working perfectly fine before the tear down.

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just got this chip on my x220. what's a good ghetto fix?

>>55748438
You could bondo it and color it with a black sharpie, but that may prevent you from being able to disassemble the screen later. I think they make hot glue in various colors, you might be able to find some in black, dab it on there and smooth it out while it's still hot.

>>55748434
Try connecting it to some other pc to see if the hdd itself is working properly.
If it does you may have broken sata connector, i guess

>>55748495
Actually I think I figured it out. Didn't notice that there was a slot under the motherboard that the sata connector connects to.

some anon said the 1080p TN panel of the W520 has 95% sRGB gamut covered, is it true? i can not find a source for this

I've seen a new Thinkpad E565 for 250 british clams

Should I pull the TRIGGER?

My laptop has to be AMD due to some bullshit issue with Intels graphics drivers post 2012 and my retard eyes/brain

>>55748438
just buy a new bezel when you can afford it

>>55748846
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Lenovo-ThinkPad-W520-Notebook.53220.0.html

>>55748964
>Thinkpad E565
I can't comment on the AMD chipset.

But don't except the best build quality on a E-series

>>55748186
>>55748188
u sure it's not windows update hidden behind some svchost?

>>55748186
>Opening this thread for example takes like 5-7 second
Yeah, that is sluggish.
How's disk usage? It could be a failing HDD that can't read/write properly
What OS are you using? Win 10 can be configured to be more efficient
Are you using KCP?

>>55746587
Why are you trying to play 1080p on a screen thats not 1080p?

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>>55750690
either way it seems to work fine for me

>>55750346
No, I have Windows Updates disabled

>>55750656
No idea, I literally just got it yesterday, formatted it and installed Windows 7 Ultimate x64.

Tried KCP, CCCP, MPC-HC standalone and mpv.

>>55750690
>what are Displayport cables

I was planning to connect it to my tv

>>55747981
Shiiit maan plz respond ;_;

>>55751461
button trick:

Unplug the AC adapter and take out the battery. Then, you push the power button 10 times in a row at one second intervals. Next, you push and hold the power button for 30 seconds. Then you put the battery back in and push the power button.

>>55751241
Speccy?

I'm considering buying an old r61 a friend is selling for $50. I've never owned a thinkpad but have been looking into getting one recently. Was thinking about the x220 or whatever is recommended here but I'm poor. I have 4gb of laptop ram lying around and can afford a new hdd. Should I jump on this? Obviously I'm just going to put Debian or something on it. Maybe Fedora. The only concern I have is the old ass core duo

>>55752309
I'm not super worried about great specs too. I have a nice desktop and a fairly beefy laptop that I use as my main workstation when I'm at uni since I don't want to lug my desktop there. I really just need a portable *nix machine to code

>>55752330
Are you fine with its shit battery life?

>>55752433
How shit is it? Because I want it to be mobile?

>>55751998
When I get home, maybe
Honestly there's nothing special to see

>>55751241
>installed windows 7 ultimate
what?

>>55751535
Tried it. The only difference was that I could attempt putting the power on twice. The disk drive made again noises and the battery and Z symbol lit up green before the whole thing shut down.

On third time I heard the "pop" sound again and I once again have to reseat the battery to be able to attempt powering on again.

>>55753641
Did you do this without the laptop battery on?

>>55753050
What?
Never heard of that?

>>55753693
He'll probably try to evangelize you to death with linux or something.

>>55753679
I put the battery on after pushing the power button for 30 seconds.

>>55753799
Did you plug the AC back in too?

I've had some machines that I've tried the button trick on several times in a row, doesn't work, and I've assumed it's finally dead. Then I'll pull it out of the drawer some time later and it'll fire right up. I don't know what makes them start being finicky but it's not always fatal.

>>55753799
Take everything out again, press the button for 30 secs again and then plug only the ac adapter and try turning it on.

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I'm thinking about buying a ThinkPad and use it for college stuff.
Which one should I buy? I was thinking about a T430, but I really don't know what to do.
What does /g/ recommend?

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>All these plebs who don't have the T460p

>>55753828
>>55753848
Did the button trick only with AC.
Disk drive once again makes sound. Power plug and Z -symbols light green and then the "pop" sound comes right away and the power goes out.

I have to reseat the AC plug to make the machine even take any electricity from the AC.

I assume the "pop" sound is some kind of safety switch that cuts all power to the system from both battery and AC.

>>55753887
rMBP

>>55753911
Do everything all over, but this time leave the ac unplugged and only the battery in.

>>55753887
>What does /g/ recommend?
dunno, what are your requirements

Are all thinkpads as bad at driving headphones as my x220? My DT990's are feeling pretty soft and I'm having trouble finding my amp.

>>55753887
x220 if you're actually going to be hauling it around campus in your bag, t5xx with the dankest screen available if they're all dicks and don't want other students being distracted by you shitposting or turning their entire lecture into 5 minutes of anki flashcards. Might as well have something hueg to watch your tibetan fingerpuppets on.

>>55751051
That autistic show is a waste of space ya know.

But yeah, works fine for me on my X220 as well..

>>55755155
Shit, seriously?
What's wrong with my machine, fuck

The show was shit yes, but the EDs were god tier

>>55740561
If im not on my Pixel or desktop, using my T430s.

>>55743175
Sweet college, nice room. <3

>>55755458
Repaste?

The ED was nice mainly because it meant the shit was finally over.

>>55755487
>>55755487
How is the pixel. I almost bought one off the eBay summer sale for 300 bucks American.

considering getting a t460. any advice?

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>>55743175
>>55743670

Go get one of these IBM scrollpoint.

>>55755621
Guess I'll try doing that.

Just to make sure, you're not experiencing any stuttering throughout the first ED video, right?

>>55755868
I haven't watched that anime on my TP, but lots of other 1080p ones. Could try, but I really don't want to dl it again, ew

>>55755900
Fuck you, mate
That's one of my favorite EDs

Can anyone recommend a Thinkpad with
RAM expandable to 128GB
i7 or Xeon
Win7

>>55755953
I've honestly been looping it since I posted, but that doesn't change that the show is shit.

>>55756196
It goes to show shitty series can still have great music

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>>55756050
Oh you

Installed Wangblows 8.1 on an x220 and Thinkvantage System Updater is only showing 2 drivers

And Wangblows Update is stuck at 'Checking for updates' for some reason

Wat do

>>55756222
True, there's lots of ops and eds I'm listening to that I don't even want to watch the shows they're in

>>55756287
Install linux and run windows from a vm
No more driver issues, whoa

>>55756323
Any non-autistic solutions?

>>55756362
No, try facebook

>>55756293
Well thanks for your help anyway
Honestly I think this release is just too much for the X220.

720p works fine, so it's not that big of a deal.

>>55756485
Link the torrent and I'll try it out, I mean, I want to be able to play shit

>>55756287
>Installed Wangblows 8.1 on an x220 and Thinkvantage System Updater is only showing 2 drivers
I'd rather install the drivers by typing the serial number into the lenovo site and sorting by latest.

>And Wangblows Update is stuck at 'Checking for updates' for some reason
Because windows is a pile of indian shit.

>>55756508
https://bakabt.me/torrent/174479/sakurasou-no-pet-na-kanojo-the-pet-girl-of-sakurasou-bd-1080p-coalgirls

Here ya go, mate
Mine chokes hard on the first ending

>>55756534
Thanks
Fucking poo-in-loos

>>55756287
>using outdated updater on Windows 8.1
You're dumb as shit.

>>55756702
>outdated

Wh-What do you mean?

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>>55756544
I'm at my desktop but I set up my cutie to download, will report back.

When typing this my cat pulled a key off my laptop, never get cats. (Get cats)

>>55756732
not him but wsus offline updater is simpler, faster and it works

>>55742526
garbage

>>55756737
what the fug is that thing
that's a cat?

>>55753910
>>>/v/

>>55756737
All right, thanks.
Cats are pretty cute, but I'm not so sure about yours

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top kek

You want dick? Idiot.

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>>55756882
>>55756905
It's a cat, she should have furr but for some reason she doesn't, I still love her. Everyone tells me she looks like shit but she's so fucking frindly so I don't see it

Anyway, I've watched the first ep and it played just fine. this will probably be a good time to tell you that I'm on Linux and playing it on MPV, you should really dual boot.

>>55757041
What distro and config?

>>55757047
Distro should be pretty obvious from the pic

>>55757070
Err should it?
What about config?

>>55757076
"Powered by Chakra", yeah, it should.

Config on what?

>>55757106
mpv, silly

>>55757113
As standard as it gets.

>>55757070
Arch right

>>55757146
Chakra, it is Arch based though

>>55757122
Okay, what's a good distro for a Linux noob?

>>55756544
4 minutes in and i dont see any issues besides Xfce's screen tearing on my T420 (i7-2620m, iGPU runing dual 1680x1050 monitors, 8gb ram, SSD, but the file is on my hdd) using VLC.

>>55757252
Honestly, this is my first distro, I'm happy af. Give it a try, you can boot from a flash drive and try it out.

>>55757281
Yeah, he's having issues that he shouldn't have.

>>55757300
Cool, I'll boot it from a USB then but not now
It's 4 in the morning

Good night.

>>55757368
It's cool man, I'm in the same time zone, night faggot

>>55746587
>Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo
You lost me.

Three

>>55752695
5 hours with a 9 cell

>>55753744
>linux
It's a good alternative but it has its defects.

The point is, if you install 7 Professional instead of Ultimate, nobody would think you pirated it.

hey what was that windows program for thinkpads, like it had an option for drivers and shit. I forgot what it was called and I can't find it on google

Aaaaand the second batch of X62 boards is sold out!

>>55755647
I expected longer battery life, I get about 5 hours.
The laptop gets surprisingly hot unless you're in an air conditioned environment, it wont be fun.
The fans are hidden, the Pixel 2 fixed this problem by having vents. That model is much more better, I swear it gets 9 hours of battery life, the display is slightly better too I believe.v

So, I'm selling my Mac Pro and I'm about to fell in the chinkpad meme.
Question: Is the W530 too heavy to carry it daily to the Uni?
Should I try to score the W550s?

>>55761010
This battery life thing is fucking with me. I bought an x220 and got a 9 cell for it, from lenovo. I don't get 9, or even 5 hours.

>>55761166
does yours get really hot? mess with the profile settings a little, mine used to go above 80C and last around 2 hours, I changed the battery profile to low power or something and now it lasts like 5 hours and doesn't get hot at all, the fans don't even turn on

Anyone using the fingerprint reader on the X301? I run ubuntu 16.04 and i can't get it to work, it just doesn't detect the reader, even though the hardware is supposed to be supported by the fingerprint lib mentioned on the thinkwiki

hello /tpg/

i found a t520 with a 1080p screen, i7, and 128gb SSD for a good price, $200 USD

thing is, i dont know if it's worth the effort of getting. i currently have an x220 that i like, but my biggest gripe with it is the small resolution... kind of makes things difficult to work with. also, to afford the t520 i'd have to sell my x220.

is it worth getting the t520? i love the fact that it has a 1080p screen. anyone here have a t520 with a 1080p screen? how do you like it?

>>55761297
Everything is entirely dependent on you, faggot.
If you don't like the small, res, by all means sell it.

>>55761297
Just get a monitor for your x220 for when you're at home then. Do you need a bigger screen for the tasks you perform when you're out?

>>55761401
i just need higher resolution, i have a desktop at home. i like using a higher resolution so i can keep multiple windows open, read off one and type off the other, etc

i do this on campus, so i don't have a monitor there. honestly, i'd love to do the FHD mod for my x220 but there isn't a really good writeup on how to do it, that's the only thing holding me back. i feel like 1080p would be best for my type of work.

>>55761297
how about getting a job ffs

>>55761269
I got it to work once on my t420 and then it never worked again.

What's the cheapest 14 inch T-series with a 1080p ISP display?

Ok so i got my x260yesterday I ordered last sunday, that is the best pc ive ever tried i installed arch and it's perfect it only lacks indicator leds and the i3 is fine

>>55745767
im having the exact same issue on my x220, i fixed it via using WSUS Offline Update, there seems to be an issue with Windows Update these days in general for Windows 7.

>>55762714
>there seems to be an issue with Windows Update these days in general for Windows 7
The poos want everyone to install spyware10 to the point of gimping 7

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>>55762736
most likely ;-;
but just tryout WSUS Offline Update - it also works a fuckton faster than Windows Updates, can't believe I've wasted this much time on my previous windows installs when I could have just used this tbqh

>>55762876
>>55762736
actually the only downside to WSUS Offline Update is that it won't pickup all the Lenovo stuff, just the windows updates, but applying windows updates should fix all issues with windows updates and so after a reboot you should be able to pull in Lenovo stuff via Windows updater.